Rouhani to Trump: ‘War with Iran is mother of all wars’

"One who understands politics even a little bit wouldn't say "we will stop Iran's oil exports", he said, warning that the Strait of Hormuz is only one of the straits that Iran has control over.

"Peace with Iran would be the mother of all peace and war with Iran would be the mother of all wars".

Iran faces increased US pressure and looming sanctions after Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from a 2015 worldwide deal over Iran's nuclear programme.

There have also been reports of brief scuffles and small-scale protests in recent weeks in the capital Tehran.

"Remarks by the president. that 'if Iran's oil is not exported, no regional country's oil will be exported, ' were important remarks that reflect the policy and the approach of [Iran's] system", Khamenei's official websitequoted him as saying on Saturday.

The National Iranian-American Council (NIAC), which actively supported the nuclear deal with Iran, accused Washington of trying "to exploit Iranian Americans and co-opt the Iranian people to provide legitimacy for the Trump Administration's Iraq War redux for Iran".

Europe opposes the move and has vowed to find ways of maintaining its trade ties with Iran, which under the deal curbed its nuclear programme in exchange for a lifting of sanctions.

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But it has since eased its stance, saying it may grant sanction waivers to some allies that are particularly reliant on Iranian supplies. "Are the people of Europe prepared to accept USA national interest dominating the decision-making process in the global economy?" he said in an interview with Euronews.

"The word and even the signature of the Americans can not be relied upon, so negotiations with America are of no avail", Khamenei said.

He claimed it would be an "obvious mistake" to negotiate with the United States as Washington was unreliable.

An Iranian technician walks through the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, February 3, 2007.

"We should welcome worldwide support and solidarity, and we should be especially grateful for a policy that limits the lifespan of a regime that is suffocating Iranian society", Memarsadeghi said.

Since the United States president pulled Washington out of the nuclear deal, European countries have been scrambling to ensure that Iran gets enough economic benefits to persuade it to stay in the deal.

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